Sudeep: I am not competing with anyone

Srikanth Srinivasa in Banaglore

Popular Kannada actor Sudeep's performance in the Telugu movie Eega, and its Tamil version Naan Ee, has won widespread appreciation from cine-goers, film technicians and his fans and even accolades from superstars all over the country.
Trade pundits have estimated that Eega has posted a higher screen average collection during the opening weekend in the USA than all films in the USA, Hollywood included. It is said that the film's opening weekend collection in the USA was $538,996 (Rs 3 crore).
The film opened extraordinarily well all over India too and particularly in Tamil Nadu. In Karnataka, the film opened to a thunderous response given Sudeep's presence and the excitement over his mouthing a few lines in Kannada.
 In this exclusive interview with Srikanth Srinivasa, Sudeep shares his happiness about the movie's success and the appreciation he has been getting for his performance.
To what do you attribute the success of Eega?
The main factor is the concept and the way it has been visualised. Audiences are seeing something unusual and new on the Indian screen.
People of all ages are able to enjoy the movie. The movie has cut through all barriers. Emotions are the same across the world.
The film has become the talk of the world, cutting across barriers including cities.


source : rediff.com

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